Pakistan’s urea subsidy needs changing. Engro might have the answer
Pakistan is an agrarian economy. This little factoid is drilled into our heads from our earliest school days. It is plastered front...
The battle for 4G in the North
In 2014, the much hyped telecommunications spectrum auction introduced the country to 3G and 4G technology, propelling it into an ever evolving...
Steel sector profitability plummets 67%, but the outlook may still be optimistic
Profits are down in Pakistan’s steel sector by a sharp 67%, though that decline in productivity – caused in large part due...
Yusuf H Shirazi: A titan rests at last
In 1963, Yusuf H Shirazi was striking out, and everyone was telling him it was a bad idea. Here was a man...
Thar Coal: It’s actually as impressive as it sounds, if you ignore that it is, well, coal
The year is 2019. Greta Thunberg is sailing the Atlantic to campaign for climate change. Young people around the world are marching...
Buybacks have hit the Pakistani capital markets. Investors beware
Perhaps we should have seen this coming, but count us surprised. Share buybacks – the practice of publicly listed companies buying back...
The Profit Digital Banking Roundtable: “Lessons from the frontline”
We’ve been to all the conferences, heard the keynotes, and have been fed the vision of digital banking for years now. But...
Good news: Bond market is signalling an economic recovery. But here’s why that just might be bad news
Ladies and gentlemen, if we can get your attention for a moment, the bond market of Pakistan would like to make an...
These 4 Pakistani companies have shown higher profits and yet their share prices have plunged. Is the stock market stupid?
It is 2019 and the Pakistani economy is a wreck. The stock market is in free fall with no signs yet of...
Can a MiniSo franchise make you a millionaire overnight?
Ask the scholars that spend decades obsessing over Japanese aesthetics and they will tell you tales of loft ideals and an ideology...
How one Pakistani techie helped build a $20 million US-focused startup
Many startups do not even pass the first or second year of their existence. And if they somehow do pass this phase,...
Shifa International looks to expand its footprint in Punjab
Shifa International Hospital Ltd, the country’s only publicly listed hospital company, is planning on building a brand new hospital in Faisalabad, the...
AkzoNobel in the mood to buy its way to growth in Pakistan
AkzoNobel Pakistan is stuck in a rut and may be looking to a combination of restructuring and acquisitions as a way to...
Pakistan’s auto industry shows little sign of improvement
Pakistan’s automobile sector is showing no signs of halting its continued decline. The auto industry experienced a 39% decline in car sales...
Is this the end of Abu Dhabi group in Pakistan? And who is to blame?
If you were to pick an area of Lahore to live in, an area for the elite of the elite – for...
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